December 12, 2014 - Come to the OEA Toy Drive Social

Cheer, Hope, Generosity!!

Come to the OEA Toy Drive Social

Refreshments, Prizes, Camaraderie

Friday, December 12

4:00pm--7:00pm

OEA Center

272 East 12th Street, Oakland

Help brighten the season for others-

Please bring a toy--new, unwrapped--for an Oakland child.

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Dear OEA Reps and Alternates,

     I am counting on you to have your staff commit to support the OEA Toy Drive and the Project for Unaccompanied Minors.

     How you can make it happen:

1. Have your principal add you to the end of the agenda for your Faculty Meeting. (That is a contractual right.)

2. Print out theflyer for the Toy/Gift Card Driveand bring it to your meeting. 

3. On the back of the flyer have staff write their names and what they will give you by Friday, December 12(toy or money or gift card).

4. If you cannot bring the items on Friday or Monday 12/15, ask around for someone who can.

5. Remind those who made a commitment at Wednesday PD meeting.

6. Come and enjoy a TGIF with your colleagues on December 12!

Another announcement to make to your staff:

ALCOSTA Service Center is holding an email election for Minority-at-Large Delegate to CTA State Council. Please remind them that the email from ALCOSTA is a ballot and they should vote. Biographical statements are included. Some have gone into Spam boxes.

This is another chance to remind them to update their contact information. Direction were written on the back of the Toy Drive flyer handed out at Rep Council.

I know this is a lot to ask. I hope the directions have made it less onerous. Thank you for all that you do for the children of Oakland and the adults who support them.

In Unity,

Trish Gorham

November 19, 2014 - Hour of Power

YOU make all the difference!

Keep up the momentum that will settle a fair contract now. OEA members, parents, and students will come together for an:

HOUR OF POWER

NOVEMBER 19

4:30 - 5:30

OUSD SCHOOL BOARD

1050 2nd Avenue

Parent flyer Spanish

Parent flyer English

November 19, 2014 - HOUR OF POWER

YOU make all the difference!

SHOW THE SCHOOL BOARD WE ARE DETERMINED TO WIN A FAIR CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES EQUITY TO STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS.

HOUR OF POWER
NOVEMBER 19
4:30 - 5:30
OUSD SCHOOL BOARD
1050 2nd Avenue


Parent flyer Spanish

Parent flyer English

November 15, 2014 - Summit on Mass Incarceration

Download Flyer here  11/15 Summit on Mass Incarceration

A Conversation with, by, and for Oakland Parents, Teachers and Students

Workshops
o Know your rights!
o How to keep your children out of
jail: A Parent Café!
o Ending mass incarceration and
deportation
o How Can We Hold Oakland Police
Officers Accountable?
o And more…

 Testimonials from the formerly
incarcerated
 Breakfast and lunch
 Child care
 Spanish/English Translation

November 11, 2104 and November 12, 2014 - Support Kaiser Nurses' Strike

Kaiser Walkout for Improved Patient Care Kicks Off Day of Action for Ebola, Patient Safety Standards in 16 States, DC

With strikes and other protest actions fast approaching, talks between registered nurses and one of the nation’s biggest hospital and insurance chains Kaiser Permanente stalled Thursday setting the stage for a strike by 18,000 Kaiser RNs Tuesday November 11 kicking off a historic international day of actions on Wednesday, November 12.

National Nurses United and its affiliate members, including the California Nurses Association are sponsoring the U.S. actions from California to Maine, joined by several affiliates of Global Nurses United.

“The failure to properly meet the optimal safety protections for Ebola, speaks volumes to the erosion of patient care standards in the U.S. generally,” said RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of both NNU and CNA.

Read more HERE

November 10, 2014 - SPEAK OUT on Special Ed concerns

SPEAK OUT
on Special Ed
concerns to the CAC parent mtg.
Monday, Nov.10
6:00 PM
Redwood Heights Elementary.
Join us!

Letter from OEA Special Education Caucus Chair

October 16, 2014 - Black Organizing Project - School Boards Candidate Forum

Click here for flyer

October 29, 2014 - OEA MEMBERSHIP MEETING

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

OEA MEMBERSHIP MEETING

4:00-6:00

Oakland High School


If there is no significant movement, what is next?


From the Bargaining Table-

to Impasse-

to Fact Finding-

to Strike -



What every member needs to know.

Spread the word.....


Your OEA Bargaining Team Members

Chair: Kei Swensen: Sankofa Academy, Jennifer Formoso: Thornhill Elementary, Steve Randall: Lafayette Elementary School, Vincent Tolliver: Claremont Middle School, and Doug Appel: CTA Primary Contact Staff

*Visit www.oaklandea.org

*Like Oakland Education Association on Facebook

*Follow OEA on Twitter @OaklandEA

October 15, 2014 - ONE HOUR OF OEA POWER!

Wednesday, October 15

4:00 TO 5:00

ONE HOUR OF OEA POWER!



Join your colleagues, parents, and students to support a settled and fair contract!



Choose the location most convenient to you:

51st Street and Broadway

35th Avenue and MacArthur

98th Avenue and International

Splashpad across from the Grand Lake Theatre

Thornhill and Mountain

7th Street and Market

September 24, 2014 - CAMPAIGN 2014 KICK-OFF & SOCIAL

SEPTEMBER 24
SCHOOL BOARD
La Escuelita School

CAMPAIGN 2014
KICK-OFF & SOCIAL

7:00-8:30

La Estrelita Restaurant

Meet the Candidates!

September 5, 2014 - Coalition Against Urban Shield RALLY

SEPTEMBER 5

Join the

Coalition against Urban Shield

for a Press Conference at 4:00 PM and immediately afterwards a Rally. The increased militarization of the police is not in the best interests of those who pledge to serve and protect nor the citizens needing that protection.September 5, 2014 @ 4:00 - 6:00 pmMarriott Hotel, Broadway & 12th Street

Come to rally at 12th & Broadway, then enjoy Teacher Comraderie at 16th & Broadway!

September 13, 2014 - The Annual Back-To-School Shoe Giveaway

The Annual Back-To-School Shoe Giveaway Saturday, September 13, 9:00AM - 3:00PM

Oracle Arena and Oakland Coliseum. First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church has hosted this event for 18 years.

September 5, 2014 - Teaching Excellence Network (TEN) Teachers' Lounge.

Launch of the Teaching Excellence Network (TEN) Teachers' Lounge. The TEN Teachers' Lounge will serve as a place for teachers to come together and discuss ways to become community responsive educators. Come and mingle with educators from all over Oakland. We will have drinks, music and great company!
4:30 - 8:30 pm at 1633 Broadway Suite BW

September 24, 2014 - HOUR OF POWER at the School Board Meeting

DATE CHANGE!!

The School Board Meeting has been changed to

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 5:00

Click here for New Flyer

Please share with your colleagues!

Stand behind your OEA Bargaining Team!

Tell your truth about:

Transitional Kindergarten Class Sizes

Class sizes, caseloads, and reporting requirements for SPED

How to keep the 452 new hires in Oakland

Come from 5:00 to 6:00 for your

HOUR OF POWER

 then

Celebrate at the School Board Campaign Kick-off

and Social

6:30-8:00

La Estrellita Restaurant

Details in flyer 

September 13, 2014 - NAACP/OEA School Board Candidates Forum

Click for Flyer

NAACP/OEA School Board Candidates Forum
10:00-12:00 Oakland High School
1023 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94606

September 8, 2014 - Rep Council Meeting

Rep Council Meeting 4:00-6:30 at Bret Harte Middle School

3700 Coolidge Ave, Oakland, CA 94602

September 1, 2014 - Labor Day Picnic

All invited to Labor Day Picnic with our brothers and sisters from Alameda Labor Council. FREE Admission, Food, Fun! 11:30am-4:30
Alameda Point, 2700 Saratoga St., Alameda

August 21, 2014 - Rep Council

THE FIRST OEA REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL OF THE YEAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 4:00-6:00 La Escuelita School 1050 2nd Ave. @ 10th Street SPECIAL GUESTS Tom Torlakson State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Teachers' Choice for Superintendent and Lily Eskelsen Garcia President-elect, National Education Association

August 14, 15, 18, 19 - Stuff Envelopes at the OEA office

Volunteers Needed!

August 14, 15, 18, 19

Stuff envelopes for Membership card mailing @ OEA Center 10:00-5:00 Please come for a 2 hour shift. Food provided all day!

February 3, 2014 - Rep Council

OEA Representative Council at

Bret Harte Middle School

4:00 pm


3700 Coolidge Ave, Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 531-6400

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Feburary 1, 2014 - OEA Rep Training

OEA REP TRAINING
CTA Oakland RRC
1211 Embarcadero, #204, Oakland, CA 94606
Saturday, February 1, 2014
9:00 A.M. ␣ 3:00 P.M.

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided
Please RSVP with Kimberly Foster at 510-­536-­5850 or kfoster@cta.org
no later than Jan. 24, 2014

Download Flyer Here

January 30, 2014 - New Teacher Support Reception

5 - 7.
Room 389
389 Grand Ave.
Oakland, CA

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January 20, 2014 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrations

10:00 - 12:00
McClymonds High
2607 Myrtle Street

11:00
NAACP and OAACC at Acts Full Gospel
1034 66th Avenue

February 1, 2014 - Creating a Peaceful School Conference

Creating a Peaceful School Conference
Saturday, February 1, 2014


OEA will reimburse the $45.00 registration cost to the first 10 members who commit to attending.
email oaklandea@oaklandea.com

More information here.

January 29, 2014 - SUPPORT YOUR OEA BARGAINING TEAM!

SUPPORT YOUR OEA BARGAINING TEAM!
as they present your interests in a Sunshine Proposal to the
OUSD SCHOOL BOARD
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014
La Escuelita School
1050 2nd Ave @ 10th St.

HOUR OF POWER
5:30-6:30

March 25, 2013 - An evening with Karen Lewis, President of the Chicago Teachers Union.

March 25: OEA co-sponsors an evening with Karen Lewis, President of the Chicago Teachers Union.

February 18, 2014 - Save the Date! Town Hall Meeting : School Funding and Budgets for 2014-15 and Beyond

February 18: OEA Forum on LLCF and LCAP. click here

SAVE THE DATE 

School Funding and Budgets for 2014-15 and Beyond 

Town Hall Meeting 

Subject: How can the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and 

the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) support 

quality education in Oakland? 

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 

Location and Time: TBD 

January 22, 2014 - Save the Date! Sunshine Proposal

January 22: Your OEA Bargaining Team sunshines next proposal at the School Board Meeting.

February 1, 2014 - Creating a Peaceful School Conference

 

February 1 Conference: 

Creating a Peaceful School 

Flyer 

January 29, 2014 - Save the date to support your OEA Bargaining Team

SAVE THE DATE!                    Wednesday, January 29                                 5:30 - 6:30 Support your OEA Bargaining Team as they present contract proposals addressing the conditions necessary for thriving schools.

January 6, 2014 - Site Meetings

Please take the time to review your Bargaining Team's Sunshine Proposal. Discuss with your colleagues and OEA Rep. Discussion of the Sunshine will be a major part of Rep Council on January 6. Please email members at your school site this weekend to let them know that there will be a site meeting Monday after school. Remember, principals may not schedule any meetings after school on the first working Monday of the month (OUSD-OEA Agreement Article 6.1.12). Below please find a sample flyer that you can cut & paste and put in members' boxes Monday morning. If you would like a copy in Word email me. A Constant Contact email went out to all OEA members on December 24 with links to the OEA Sunshine Proposal so it is available for members to read and discuss. In addition, please make sure members at your school site are aware of the next OEA mobilization. We must show our strength when the OEA officially unveils our sunshine agreement at the January 29 OUSD School Board Meeting at La Escualita. OEA members need to commit to being there for one hour (5:30-6:30) so we can demonstrate to OUSD board members and staff that we are united in our determination to win the contract that we--and our students--deserve. Please attend Monday's Rep Council Meeting at Bret Harte Middle School (3700 Coolidge Ave) where we will discuss and vote on the OEA sunshine. The meeting will be held in the auditorium. Park on the blacktop and walk uphill to the stairs at the top of the blacktop to the upper patio. Once you walk upstairs, the Bret Harte auditorium will be on your left.

Thank you for all you do as OEA Site Reps,  Steve Neat, 1st Vice President, Oakland Education Association steveneat78@gmail.com ___________________________________________________________________________ Sample flyer to cut & paste:    Announcing! An OEA Site Meeting at [your school]    When: 3:15 [or 15 minutes after the end of your duty day]-3:45 Where: [a central location] Facilitators: [your name], your OEA Site Representative Topics: - Update members on OEA bargaining sunshine (what are we asking for as we start the next round of bargaining with OUSD) - Update members on future OEA actions (including the OEA sunshine roll-out at the January 29 School Board Meeting). - Address member concerns and answer member questions See you there!

January 6, 2014 - Rep Council Meeting

Oakland Education Association
January 4, 2014

Greetings!

Rep Council Monday (Jan. 6) at Bret Harte Middle School
will start at 4:30 p.m. This is to allow site reps to hold site meetings after school to discuss the OEA's sunshine proposals.